Less than a month after advising on the £1.3bn purchase of Virgin Active by billionaire Christo Wiese’s private equity vehicle Brait, Linklaters’ rising star Alex Woodward (pictured) last month led on Brait’s £780m acquisition of a 90% stake in fashion retailer New Look.
South African Wiese has added New Look to a string of recent investments in the UK High Street, which includes a stake in Iceland.
Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe.
Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed).
For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk
